Dakar, June 29 (APS) – The government’s “ resignation ” from the coronavirus pandemic, denounced by the general tidian caliph, Serigne Babacar Sy Mansour, was widely commented by the newspapers received Monday at the APS.
Faithful to his reputation as a outspoken man, Serigne Babacar Sy Mansour did not proceed by detours to tell his truths about the management of the Covid-19 pandemic by the State of Senegal. In the presence of thousands of faithful who came to Tivaouane on Saturday June 27, 2020, during the [funérailles] of his spokesman, Pape Malick Sy, the caliph general of the tidianes informed the Minister of Health, Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, that (…) the authority resigned ” before the epidemic of coronavirus, reports Sud Quotidien.
What has been noted with de-containment is only a resignation; while an official does not resign … ” said the religious guide to the Minister of Health, according to Sud Quotidien.
According to L’As, Serigne Babacar Sy Mansour reacted in this way because he “does not understand the way the government is managing the Covid-19 pandemic”, and he “questions the relevance of easing measures of [prévention de la maladie] when [cette dernière] spreads at an exponential rate ”.
”The situation is serious. It is time to speak more seriously to the Senegalese who, apparently, do not understand the danger of this disease. You have to tell them things as they are, ” advised the caliph general of tidianes to the Minister of Health. Remarks still reported by L’As.
According to EnQuête, the religious guide estimates that “ the hour is serious ” due to the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic, which left 105 dead and infected some 6,500 people in Senegal.
The general caliph of the tidianes is not satisfied with the management of the Covid-19. He urged the Minister of Health to organize a broad consultation for the management of the disease, “ adds the same newspaper.
According to Tribune, Serigne Babacar Sy Mansour ” does not understand the relaxation of the State ” consecutive ” to the measures which had already been taken within the framework of the state of health emergency ”. ” You have taken steps to adapt to the level of [progression] of the disease. This one having evolved, you abandon them. It is still incomprehensible. A responsible person should never shirk his responsibilities, ” reports Tribune, quoting the caliph general of the tidianes.
” There is a need for consultation on the management of the Covid-19 in Senegal, in particular with the death toll which continues to worry. The hour is serious and it is time to speak more seriously to the Senegalese … ” he recommended to Abdoulaye Diouf Sarr, according to Tribune.
L’As also announces that “unless there is a last minute change, the bulldozers will shave the Sandaga market from next Friday”. According to the newspaper, it is a project of “rehabilitation” of this important market in Dakar, against which “rebels” traders, who “denounce [un] state coup ”.
There will be electricity in the air next Friday in Dakar-Plateau. The numerous canteens which adjoin the legendary Sandaga market (…) should be razed. The occupiers were ordered to vacate by Friday at the latest. If necessary, the next day, there will only be the ruins of this building built in 1933, ” adds L’As.
EnQuête is concerned about ” the rise of religious intolerance ” in Senegal, a country known yet ” for its legendary hospitality and the harmonious coexistence of religious obediences ”. This exception is seriously threatened (…) by the rooting of new mores which undermine this unity. The causes are multiple and the motivations insidious “, notes the newspaper.
Proof of this religious intolerance: ” We witnessed the refusal to bury a Salafist (…) in the cemetery of the village of Keur Niang, in Touba. Among the reasons cited (…), the fact that the deceased did not belong to the Mouride community, even if he is a Muslim. ”
Religious intolerance is “ a real threat to social balance and the harmonization of beliefs. Here we have a new trend of an Islam of worship, without culture, ” analyzes a socioanthropologist interviewed by EnQuête.
The specialist in religions speaks of “the urgency to educate the disciples to more tolerance and openness”, and to “get them out of dogmatic fences which contravene the possibility of living together and of building a religious identity faithful to the unifying traditions of Islam in our country ”.
WalfQuotidien announces a “redevelopment” of the government. This change in the composition of the government, which is the subject of a rumor, according to the newspaper, already pushes certain ministers towards the “maraboutic shelters”.
“This persistent rumor (…) announces the entry into government of certain caciques of the obedient opposition and members of civil society …” we read in WalfQuotidien.
Source A affirms that “the cloth burns between the ambassador of Senegal in South Africa, Mrs. Safiatou Ndiaye, and the Senegalese emigrants established in the country of the Rainbow”.
According to the newspaper, the Association of Senegalese of South Africa considers as a “ nebula the management of the 50 million CFA francs ” intended for its members confronted with the economic difficulties engendered by the pandemic of Covid-19.
The person ” accused ” of the ” nebulous ” management of this money, Safiatou Ndiaye, denies it: ” Each registered person received his money, that is an amount of 50,000 CFA francs. The fund has been distributed through money transfer systems. ”
” The one behind it, I know him, the president [de la République] know him. He is at the head of a lobby, he wanted another management, which I did not accept, “ said the ambassador of Senegal in South Africa.
Tribune warns against the “ecological consequences”, the respiratory and cardiovascular diseases that the Turkish ship “Aysegul Sultan” could cause in Senegal.
Present ” currently at pier 4 of the port of Dakar ”, this ” floating power plant has dramatic ecological consequences for the populations of Hann-Bel Air every day ”.
The boat pollutes severely due to the use of heavy fuel oil, while Senelec (the National Electricity Company of Senegal) undertook to replace it with liquefied natural gas, six months after its installation. Today, the deadline is exceeded and the plant continues to pollute, ” writes Tribune.
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